the latest round of proposals will be any different. >> does anything the government does work? >> well, you know, tax, those tax cuts, the payroll tax cuts, unemployment insurance, some of these things are stimulative in a regular recession, but we're not in a regular recession. so, trying to figure out what works has been really kind of troublesome and now you've got politics in the way, as well. ideology. >> i was talking about the job's training program. even that doesn't work. >> i studied some programs and the governor of one of the very big states once told me that some of the job training programs are retraining programs are absolutely just a waste of taxpayer money. they just don't, they just don't work. >> they just don't. >> color me depressed now. >> that's why they have to be reformed and revamped. make them work and do them the right way. >> good advice. let's head to atlanta now and kyra philips. >> we open this hour with

breaking news. the american embassy in kabul, afghanistan, coming under fire in an intense attack. word out of iran, the two american hikers convicted of espionage could soon be free. let's go ahead and start with the bold attack on america's signature presence in a war-torn country. rockets and machine gun fire aimed directly at the american embassy in kabul. gunfire coming from every corner of the building. take a listen. and we're now being told that it was a well-coordinated attack. i want to bring some more information straight from a man that i'm going to talk to now. he's actually taken governor there in the embassy. i have known him for a long time. he works at the embassy and has been in afghanistan about five years now, but for security reasons, we are not going to identify him. can you hear me okay? >> i sure can, kyra. good morning. >> good morning.

i sure appreciate you calling in. it seems a little quiet behind you now. when i talked to you earlier, i could actually hear the gunfire. why don't you tell me what happened about 5:15 eastern time this morning when you came under attack? >> you're right, it has been quiet here for about 30 minutes, but the attack started about four hours ago. it was three rockets that hit and then a lot of small arms fire around it. it continues, actually, pretty intense for about three and a half hours of fighting. >> there was one point you were telling me that you actually had to get a gloc from one of the guards there at the embassy. why? >> well, we were concerned that there might be a breach here, but, i'll tell you what, the guard force here did a really good job. and although there were threats, you know, breaches, we were well protected by the guard force. >> now, i understand that you, among a number of others, were calling for helicopters.

there were some individuals that were wounded. how long did it take for you to finally get a medivac and get one of your guys out of there? >> we took care of very quickly, kyra. again, without going into details, there were more than one place hit. i don't even have the details on that, but i think some of the other reaction forces, including the air, were also busy else where. so, again, it took a while, but, again, the guard force he did a really incredible job. >> finally, what was going through your mind when you heard the gunfire and rocket fire, did you realize it was going to be as bad as it was? >> at first we thought it was just a sporadic attack, but then it became very apparent that we were being attacked from really around the perimeter and that it was a well-coordinated attack. and, again, i don't have the details but outside the perimeter, there was heavy fighting, i assume by the afghan police and army engaging and it

took a while and it seems that they finally got things quieted down. >> no one was able to breach the area that you were in specifically and you are safe now. we appreciate you calling in. we'll follow the story. thanks so much. >> okay, kyra, thank you. >> you bet. let's get to the other breaking news this morning. we'll take you to iran where two-year international tug of war appears to be ending. two american hikers serving eight years in prison for espionage could be released, but coming at a pretty hefty price. $1 million. let's get live to our max foster in london. max, give us more of the details. >> this is the first problem, really, for the two men. they have to raise $1 million in bail for the two men between them to get them released. that's the first problem. the state department saying they've had these promises from iran before and they haven't materialized, so they're very cautious. but, actually, president ahmadinejad was very, very clear when he did speak to nbc's

"today" show. >> these two persons will be released. is it going to be over? >> translator: we do it, for example, in a humanitarian gesture. is it going to solve the problems? i hope so. >> there you go. could be over in a comdays. could be back in the u.s. by the end of the week. if they could raise that bail money. >> now, is there any idea what ahmadinejad means when he says that he hopes this is going to solve problems? >> well, this is interesting because he did refer to the number of iranians in u.s. custody. so, the implication is that he expects some iranians in u.s. custody to be released and returned. we don't know what conversations have gone on with the u.s. about that. that's clearly what he's expecting here. that's a big question for the americans. they're trying to get as much information as they can, the state department.

they have to work through the swiss authorities because they don't have direct diplomatic relations with iranians. theiry're working with the swis. if the president of iran is to be believed, this could be over soon. >> max foster in london, max, thanks. this morning rick perry is waking up with a few new bumps and bruises. consider it the cost of being the frontrunner. jim acosta is in tampa. did perry lose any ground last night? >> you know, that remains to be seen, kyra. this all started as a heavyweight fight between mitt romney and rick perry. the texas governor was taking most of the abuse. >> how will you convince senior citizens that social security and medicare need to be changed? and get their vote? >> the first question may have been on social security, but it was really about rick perry, who once called the program a ponzi

scheme. >> it has been called a ponzi scheme by many people long before me. but no one's had the courage to stand up and say, here is how we're going to reform it. >> reporter: but as perry tried to turn down the heat, mitt romney cranked it up. >> but the question is, do you still believe that social security should be ended as a federal program as you did six months ago when your book came out and return to the states? or do you want -- >> i think we ought to have a conversation -- >> we're having that right now, governor. we're running for president. >> reporter: that teed up what might have been the one-liner of the night. >> i'm not particularly worried about governor perry and governor romney frightening the american people when president obama scares them every single day. >> reporter: but that wasn't the only flash point. take the economy. asked whether the lone star governor was responsible for jobs created in his home state, romney said, probusiness taxes deserve the credit, not perry. >> go ahead and tell him how

much credit he deserves. >> well, look, you know, i think governor perry would agree with me that if you're dealt four aces that doesn't make you necessarily a great poker player. >> whei was going to say, mitt,u were doing pretty good until you were talking perry. >> reporter: michele bachmann hitting perry on his order that school girls receive vaccinations against the hpv virus that could cause cervical cancer. >> little girls who have a negative reaction to this potentially dangerous drug don't get a mulligan, they don't get a do-over. >> reporter: then she suggested that perry was doing more than interested in saving lives. >> i just wanted to add that we cannot forget that in the midst of this executive order there is a big drug company that made millions of dollars because of this mandate. we can't, we can't deny that. >> you got to respond to that. >> yes, sir. >> the company was merck and it

was a $5,000 contribution that i had received from them. i raise about $30 million and if you're saying that i could be bought for $5,000, i'm offended. >> reporter: and perry found himself on the wrong side of the tea party when he defended his support for in-state college tuition for the children of illegal immigrants, a policy that got booze frs from the cro. >> that is not the american way. >> reporter: perry took his hits, but he walked out of the cnn tea party debate with front-runner status in tact. he goes on to take his campaign to vavirginia. it is a crucial battleground in the upcoming general election, that is a sign of perry's texas-size confidence. the trick now for the rest of the gop field is to convince voters that this race is not over yet. kyra? >> indeed. jim, thanks. rick perry knew he would

have to defend his controversial comments on social security when he called it a ponzi scheme. paul, other candidates tried to capitalize on that. >> no doubt about it. it was the topic right off the bat, kyra, we had a feeling that was going to happen. we asked our international poll about social security. 55% of americans say, yes, major reforms are needed. adding there at the bottom, 12% say it needs to be replaced. look at the next number. let's go to the next number. this is very fascinating and telling. 7 in 10 americans say social security is not a lie, it is not a failure. kyra, that may be one of the reasons that rick perry seemed to pivot a little bit last night from the debate last week and talking more about reforming social security for younger americans rather than bringing it down. really inest thering and fteres fascinating. >> two other names popping up,

right? bobby jindal and sarah palin, what's the deal with that? >> sarah palin, we still don't know what she's going to do. time is running out for the former alaska governor, no doubt about it. she was asked last night in an interview about the debate and she seemed to go after rick perry, criticizing him for trying to push that hpv vaccine in texas that jim was talk about his piece. she still hasn't made up her mind, maybe by the end of this month. as for bobby jindal a big surprise endorsement from rick perry from the louisiana governor and that followed a few hours earlier the endorsement by former minnesota governor who dropped out of the race a month ago. jindal was asked, does he want to be perry's vp if perry wins t, he said, no. i've got a job as governor. rick perry who scored points and who squandered opportunities? we'll hear from two leading voices. bystanders pull a motorcyclist from a fiery crash

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stories across the country now. former red sox slugger manny ramirez arrested in south florida. ramirez retired from baseball in april. he was suspended for 50 games in 2009 for violating the league's drug policy. and in pennsylvania, residents of one town along the river are getting a first-hand look at the damage from last week's flooding. they returned to find four homes in their neighborhood gone and others severely damaged. you got to see this. take a look at the power of strangers. bystanders in utah saw this

fiery wreck and immediately jumped into action. they lifted the car and actually pulled out a motorcyclist who was pinned under that after the crash. he was taken to the hospital where he's now in stable condition. now, the cnn tea party debate. you had to know this was coming after frontrunner rick perry blasted social security calling it a ponzi scheme, the rest of the presidential hopefuls were ready for the counterattack. >> governor, the term ponzi scheme is what scared seniors. number one. number two, suggesting that social security should no longer be a federal program. >> alex one of the republican party's most successful media consultants and erick erickson, both men are cnn contributors. alex, let's go ahead and start with you. what do you think? who won this debate?

>> well, michele bachmann gave the strongest perform ochbs the night. she took on rick perry, the frontrunner, and scored. when she talked about perrycare, the texas governor's mandate that 12-year-old girls in texas had to take an anti-cancer hpv vaccine. but when perry took that decision out of texas parent, big government, republicans don't like big government and don't like mandates. >> erick, who was the winner for you? >> you know, i think perry probably by default because by the time he had got to those issues a lot of people turned over to the nfl and u.s. open. i'm kind of surprised he wasn't prepared for those. ultimately, i think he went in the frontrunner and came out th romney with tea party activists. i don't think it's an issue with

tea party activists. >> there was a lot of sports competition last night, that's true. we are going to interview the u.s. open winner, guys. i'll take advantage to just plug that later in the hour. okay, alex, biggest disappointment? >> you know, it's such a critical time for the country that americans are so concerned that the country's in decline and we're leaving the kids a country less than what we were given. i didn't see on that stage last night anybody getting that big and stepping up and saying, hey, follow me, i see the future. i see the way. we can renourish and rebuild this great country and keep america number one. it wasn't an inspiring performance. a lot of back and forth on small stuff, but i didn't get the big stuff. >> erick, do you agree?

just not enough fire? >> i would tend to agree with alex. not an inspiring performance. i would say by the time the debate started we knew what the president's plan would be on paying for his job's bill and perry touched on it very briefly and no one else did. it was a shot that they could have taken and they didn't take on a very bad bill and no one raised those very current issues. i realize the debate format how it's structured, but a lot of current news they could have brought into the debate last night and they didn't. >> this debate was important, it was really important because we learned more about these candidates than any debate we had so far. and i think that is a key debate because now it's not just the people who watched last night, it's how many people are going to see the great moments that came out of this over the next two weeks. the post-debate spin is going to affect more people than the debate itself and that depate spin is going to be about perry,

the hpv vaccine and be about immigration and that's going to be a problem for perry in iowa and south carolina. >> bottom line, what do you think would have changed the dynamics for the badebate in th race, guys? >> i think michele bachmann changed the debate last night. i think we may see a slight uptick in her poll, again, that had gone down tremendously in the last few weeks. she held on and bought herself more time. i'm not sure she can turn it around completely, but i really think she personally changed the dynamic last night in a way that no one else on the stage changed the dynamic. >> alex? >> i think i agree with that, absolutely. i think michele bachmann's strong performance and that's a problem for rick perry. it makes mitt romney smile. >> alex, erick, thanks, guys. more and more grads can't

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college grads having some big money problems. alison kosik at the money exchange. how bad is it? >> defaulting on their student loans and filing bankruptcy, as we well. two studies on this. the first study from the government showing almost 9% of students who took out federal loans defaulted last year. that's up 7% in 2008. the second study is from a nonprofit financial education group that shows the number of college grads filing for bankruptcy jumped 20% over the past four years and people without a college degree, bankruptcy filings actually fell. that's an interesting twist. kyra? >> all right, so, with stats like that, how do parents and kids even justify the price of education? >> i'll tell you, it really makes you wonder, right. the numbers on this really don't tell the whole story because people with a college education, your odds of finding work are

better. so f you'v so, if you've got a college degree, the unemployment rate is at 4.3%. the studies show that people are having a hard time paying off their loans. what you really want to think about when you're going to college is kind of treat education as you would any other purchase that you'd make. don't sign up for more than you can afford and it doesn't always matter where you get your degree. a degree is still a degree and, of course, it doesn't guarantee, kyra, that you're going to get a job right away. >> that's true. you and i know, a lot of people, it's up to you, you know, how much you want it and how much passion you have. you can make anything happen, for sure. >> exactly. >> let's talk about the numbers. you know, the fears yesterday about greece plaguing the market yesterday. is it still a concern today? >> and it's going to be more of the same today, kyra. all eyes are still going to be on europe because the euro zone needs to get a handle on its

financial issues. questioning at this point if it's possible. reuters is reporting that angela merkel are going to make a joint statement on greece today. also other reports that italy, another country having problems with its debt may get some help from china. but these are just reports. still dow futures moved off their lows on that news. we are still set for a bit of a lower open in about five minutes when the opening bell rings, kyra? >> alison, thanks. the candidates brought the heat and just ahead a cnn fact check on some of the claims and accusations. bobby bowden had the spotlight shining on him as florida's football coach and kept something hidden near the end of his career. we'll ask him why he was so silent, later this hour.

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attorney says the families are trying to get the money. president obama will speak at a columbus, ohio, high school this afternoon. a cnn tea party debate. we've seen the highlights and heard pundants, but did we get the truth? >> jobs, jobs, jobs. that's what all the candidates said it was asxwobout and they went after president obama. listen to rick perry and the question whether or not the stimulus helped. >> he had $800 billion worth of stimulus in the first round of stimulus. he created zero jobs. $400 plus billion in this package and i can do the math on that one. half of zero jobs is going to be zero jobs. >> that's a big claim when you look at it there. the stimulus effectively created zero jobs.

the problem is, the congressional budget office, which is still quite respected here despite all the disagreements says that's not the case. it created or saved between 1.4 and 3.3 million jobs. that's a big range and a squishy term. created or saved. other independent economists said there's no question, the stimulus spending made employment in this country. it helped some people pay their bills when otherwise they might not be able to. as much as the governor would want to say this is true, it is flat out false. but he wasn't the only one to stray a little bit from the straight and narrow. listen to michele bachmann about obamacare, as they like to call it. >> president obama stole over $500 billion out of medicare to switch it over to obamacare. we also know that medicare hospital trust fund will be bankrupt within nine years.

these are programs that need to be saved to serve people. in their current form, they can't. >> again, this is a very explosive claim. the notion that the president stole over $500 billion of medicare. well, first of all, no, he did not steal it. this is legislation. you may disagree with it, but it is the law. nothing illegal or theft involved in something like this. beyond this, though. you have to have some framing here. this money was not taken from medicare in the sense that it was being taken from the benefits that people would get. in fact, this was about trying to control the cost as it grew over the next ten years. saying that money could be contained and spent in better ways. we're also talking, she talked about that one particular program about just one of four different programs under the same umbrella. so, again, it would be easy to think it's the whole program, no. it's just one of them and her prediction on when it would go broke is the most dire of the

predictions. others say it could stay around for a long time. there should be some framing here. she did have a kernel of truth of what she said, but, over, all it ended up being misleading. one of the greatest college football coaches ever reveals a secret that he hid for years. i'm going to talk live with bobby bowden about his battle with prostate cancer. that's in ten minutes.th e photon by someone on the first morning of their retirement. it's the first of more than 6,000 sunrises the average retiree will see. ♪ as we're living longer than ever before, prudential's challenge is to help everyone have the retirement income they'll need to enjoy every one of their days. ♪ prudential. bring your challenges. it's real milk full of calcium and vitamin d. and tastes simply delicious. for those of us with lactose intolerance...

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controlling the message. cnn.com columnist says republicans are doing a masterful job of dictating the conversation in washington. the latest example, he says, is the word stimulus. a word, according to lz that president obama is afraid to use as he pushes his greatest jobs plan. make your case. what are you talking about? >> did you hear the word during president's speech? >> no.

>> i didn't hear the word stimulus. it is a stimulus package. another stimulus package and he has to find a way to get people to not feel bad about hearing that word because republicans are going to use that word and relate it to his jobs plan. >> you're saying it's giving republicans credibility. >> well, absolutely. every since single time he does say that word or correlate the fact that the two packages are similar in the fact that they are stimulus packages what he is doing is saying maybe the first one didn't work or maybe the republicans are right. if they have that doubt, if they have that doubt that the first one is a complete failure, where is the confidence with the second one? he has to take control of the message and he can do that by using that word. >> do you think republicans have boxed him in? >> well, you know, i think that republicans always have done a masterful job of boxing him in. they control the message. they've been controlling the message now for much of his administration. but he's at a critical juncture right now because this is pretty

much going to be his last big shot to tell voters that he is the person to get the economy back on track. if he can't now step up and control this message and control that word and get people to believe in his job's plan package, his chances of getting re-elected get a lot slimmer. >> lz, great talking to you this morning. thanks for weighing in. >> you, too. >> you can get more from lz. if you like, you can join the conversation. lz would love to get into it with you. stories across country you nop wildfires threatening homes in california. residents being urged to evacuate. three groups of fires are burning across 87 square miles. and no school today for students in tacoma, washington. teachers there voted to strike. it's the second time tacoma teachers have voted to strike after contract talks fell through. and hospice nurses in

colorado went above and beyond to take care of a patient. 55-year-old tom driskal is dying of brain cancer. he is a life hp long denver broncos fan and wanted to go to last night's home opener. as you can see, he went. his nurses called the broncos' organization and managed to get him one of the coveted tickets. well, it was easy for bobby bowden to talk about football when he coached at florida state, but he couldn't talk about cancer. why did he wait so long to reveal it? coach joins me next, live.

bobby bowden is one of the biggest names in college football. he retired in 2009, but still ranks second in all-time wins. coached for 33 seasons. secured a profession but not secure in talking about his prostate cancer. he was diagnosed during the 2006 season and kept it a secret until now. coach joins me live from new york. great to have you, coach. >> good talk to you. >> let me ask you. why were you so ashamed to talk about your prostate cancer? >> i wasn't ashamed. i was protecting myself.

in other words, it was actually in 2007 when my doctor told me that, hey, you got cancer in your prostate. you know what, so, anyway, we had it treated. now, i sneak eed into the clini to have it treated. i didn't do it in the daylight where people could see. i did it early in the morning. the doctor, joe camps, who used to play for me, helped me on it. i really wasn't ashamed of it. but if your opponents find out you got cancer, man, it would have been headlines all over the state. bobby bowden has cancer, he is 77 years old, he ain't going to be alive this time next year. don't go to florida state. i didn't let it get out because i didn't want my opponents to be able to use it against me. >> so, you were afraid that, so, you weren't afraid, were you afraid of getting fired or just afraid of -- because i heard mixed messages. you were afraid more of it being

used against you? >> i wasn't afraid of nothing. i was concerned that our opponents, if they -- just picture now, we're trying to recruit this kid out of tampa. okay, i go down and see him. an opponent's coach comes there and says, hey, you don't want to go to florida state. bobby bowden has cancer. he's not going to be alive next year. >> does it really get that nasty, coach? >> you don't know half of it, girl. it gets pretty, every coach is looking for an angle. everybody is looking for an angle to try to get that great kid. >> here you are. everyone loves you. you know, you've got a great run at success and you're dealing with prostate cancer. how did you show up for work every day? i mean, did you even realize you had it? were you in pain or feeling fatigu fatigued? >> i had no idea.

my doctor, chris stowers, who was a football doctor. he examined me when he examined the players. he called me and said, bobby, i have a problem with your psa, i got a little problem with it. i want you to meet me tomorrow morning at 6:00 at joe camp's clinic. we'll sneak in the back door. we got a little problem. then he said, bring your wife. now, that scared me. bring my wife. they're going to tell me something bad. anyway, ann and i go over there early the next morning, nobody knows we're there. they tell me my problem, i have cancer in my prostate. then they told me how we could treat it and we think we got it early enough and we'll do this and do this and we think we can solve it. >> coach, what happened? what went through your mind when they told you had the cancer? >> well, you know, all your life

you think about, i wonder how i'm going to die. am i going to die in a car wreck, plane wreck, will i have cancer, this. you always wonder and things that popped into my mind, i guess the isis the way it is going to be. listen, i never worried about it. everybody is going to die sooner or later. i'm not anxious to die, but i am prepared. and so, anyway, they treated me and i thought nothing of it. i didn't feel bad. no, i just kept coaching and kept working. now, when i got the call from my doctor and i told ann, i think ann called all my children. your daddy is fixing to have an operation. i never said anything to them. i think me and ann and my doctors and maybe my children only people that knew about it. i never talked about it. that's where i've changed. >> there you were with joe camps. this was the captain of your football team and now he's your

doctor telling you have cancer. what was that conversation like? did he say, coach, you know, you got to tell the team or you got to share this with the boys and share this with your fans? how did he handle that because he's seeing you as not only a patient but also a beloved coach. >> well, i used to coach him and joe didn't try to tell me what to say. that never really came up. i guess joe probably assumed, coach, you're smart enough to tell your family, aren't you? if i were doing it, if i hadn't been a football coach, i guess i would have told everybody, if they wanted to know. here's the message. by the way, it's ontheline.com. >> this is your campaign. ontheline.com. you came out and here we are prostate cancer awareness month and you're part of this campaign. coach, why are you breaking your silence and being so vocal now?

>> well, gosh, hey, now i can. now i can. i mean, they wanted somebody that was a survivor. and they found out that i was a survivor. you know it. so, they asked me to be the calendar boy. so, that's good. i am at the stage of my life where i like to pay back. i like to pay back somehow all the good things that have happened to me. you know what. so, we've got, see, ladies don't have this problem. they don't mind discussing their problems. you know, their breast cancer and men's prostate cancer are very much the same. women will talk about it, men, you ever hear a man talk about his prostate? no. >> not a comfortable thing to talk about y wou, i would imagi. >> so, anyway, the idea is to try to get men, hey, talk about it. main thing, go see your doctor. go see your doctor.

once you get 40 years of age, 1 out of 6 men have prostate cancer. go see your doctor. >> well, you've won a lot of football games, coach. now, you're winning one of the biggest challenges of your life now and you're doing incredibly well. what a pleasure to talk to you, coach. great, great to talk to you. >> thank you very much. we'll see you later. >> sounds good. i'll look forward to that, matter of fact. another huge sports figure joining us next hour. novak djokovic capping a season for the ages. we'll talk to him about his exploits on and off the court. sir.....mr blair...derek... what surprised you most about your new explorer? i think just the new body style. it's almost movin' in from a little house to like this mansion. who uses the navigation system the most? definitely i do. (laugh) i'm directionally impaired. reporters laugh

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checking stories making news later today. house majority leader eric cantor speaks at a jobs summit in washington at 11:00 p.m. eastern. at 2:00, president obama talks about his jobs plan during a visit to columbus, ohio. at 4:00 p.m. eastern, former president george w. bush and hillary clinton launch a cervical and breast cancer screening program for women in sub-saharan africa. we'll check in with briana keilar at the white house for the latest. >> reporter: the president's push for his jobs plan continues. you know, he was in virginia on friday. today he's in ohio. and i'll have a live report at the top of the hour. i'm paul steinhauser in tea party. the tea party debate had an impact on the race for the gop nomination. details at the top of the hour. >> reporter: i'm libya celizaben in atlanta.

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djokovic beat rafael nadal in a four-set, four-hour match. djokovic's first ever u.s.-open title. his third grand slam this year. we'll be talking to him there. novak djokovic. the next hour of cnn "newsroom." a sensational season on court, and his many funny moments off court. reporters are accustomed to verbal abuse. when an angry longshoreman gets loose, extra long on the curse words, i guess you could say. cnn's jeanne moos reports. >> reporter: here's a little knock-knock story you might not want the kids to hear. >> hey? get your [ bleep ] camera out of here. that's none of your [ bleep ] business you [ bleep ]. unless you want trespassing, get the [ bleep ] out of here now. >> reporter: if he swears like a longshoreman, that's because he is one. belongs to the longshoreman's union local in washington state. >> none of your [ bleep ] business, you [ bleep ]. you're trespassing.

get out of here. >> reporter: he threatened to bust the camera. >> you want your [ bleep ] camera broke -- >> we want to hear -- >> i said bye. >> reporter: he threatened glasses. >> you dumb [ bleep ], you glasses -- don't threaten me you [ bleep ]. get the beep boop o-- the [ ble out of here now. >> reporter: he's in a bitter fight with management involving jobs at the egt grain terminal. the other day police say 500 union protesters broke windows, pushed a security vehicle in a ditch, cut brake lines to boxcars and dumped grain. the union says what it calls a scab worker drove into union pickets blocking the terminal entrance. [ bleep ] >> hey! [ bleep ] >> reporter: tensions are high. the perfect height for dropping f-bombs. >> don't [ bleep ] with me, partner. >> you're not on the p.r. staff, are you? >> you don't [ bleep ] worry

about who i'm with. >> reporter: later, someone who is on the p.r. staff told cnn the longshoreman lost his cool when he saw media shooting on private property. he felt his union and american jobs are under attack, and he lost his temper. >> [ bleep ] cold cock him in a heartbeat. get out of here now! >> reporter: hey, this guy makes even serena williams look like a citizen master. after a run-in with the chair umpire at the u.s. open -- serena was fined $,000 for verbal abuse. no fine for verbally abusing the media. >> can we get your name, sir? >> yeah, you [ bleep ] sucker. that's my name. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] sucker. >> okay. >> reporter: when we called the union -- hi, i'm trying to reach mr. -- mr. f-u-bleep-sucker. >> yeah, he's not available. >> reporter: monogram your towels with that. >> that's my [ bleep ] name, you

[ bleep ] sucker. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. we're following two breaking news stories for you right now. the american yembassy in kabul coming under heavy rocket and machine gun fire. word out of iran that two american hikers accused of spying could soon be set free. thanks for joining us, 10:00 eastern time. now the other breaking news. we'll take you to iran where a two-year international tug-of-war between washington and tehran appears to be ending. two american hikers surviving eight years in prison for espionage could be released. it's coming at a price. $1 million. let's go live to max federal governmenter in london. give us the -- foster in london. give us the details. there's a caveat here, but the government trying to get more information on it. if you listen to president ahmadinejad speaking on the "today" show, he is being very clear and honest, it seems.

>> these two persons will be released. >> is it going to be over? >> reporter: we todo it, for example, in humanitarian gesture. >> reporter: is it going to solve the problems? translator: i hope so. >> reporter: if the president sticks to his word, josh fatale and shane bauer could be back in a couple of days. there is another hurdle. the families of both have to somehow get together $1 million in bail. that's what the iranians are asking for. so wait to see whether they can get the money together. they've only got a couple of days to do it if the president sticks to his word. >> max, what exactly does president ahmadinejad mean when he that's he hopes this is going to solve "problems"? >> reporter: he's pointing to relations between u.s. and iran, in a terrible state. there aren't diplomatic relations, the country operating

between the swiss embassy, u.s. embassy, and iranian. everything operating through the swiss. what the president of iran is suggesting is that there are many more iranians under u.s. custody than there are americans in iranian custody. so he's suggesting that perhaps some americans should release -- we'll wait to see where that happens. don't know if discussions have gone on behind the scenes, but certainly the state department trying to work out the situation for themselves, it seems, right now. >> max foster out of london. thanks. now that polled attack on america's signature presence in a war-torn country. rockets and machine gun fire aimed directly at the american embassy in kabul. coming from all around the compound. [ gunfire ] >> that intense gunfire lasted for more than three hours this morning. a witness in the embassy told me over the phone just last hour how dangerous that situation became.

i thought we were going to hear from the witness. are we not -- all right. we'll bring that back to you. let's get straight to suzanne malveaux near the embassy in kabul, joining us live. what can you tell us? [ gunfire ] >> reporter: key juwe just -- w just got back from the streets. we heard a loud explosion, outside the international security assistance force. it is a huge compound, near the roundabout, the circle where much of the gunfire was taking place. a lot of confusion, a lot of people on the streets who were kind of nervous about what was taking place. afghan police and army trying to clear the streets, trying to get people to move, to push them back. we started walking with the crowd after that explosion, and we went to the local hospital. it was not far at all. we saw one young boy who was brought in on a stretcher. he had a wound. he was bleeding from his stomach. he was immediately brought into the hospital.

we spoke with hospital spokespersons there who said there are six people who were brought in who were injured. there was one policemen and five civilians. we went along the same street. we turned. this was before a military hospital, and that is where we saw a young man who was in the back of a pickup truck. he had been killed. he was dead. we talked to some of the military officials, they said it was one of the suicide bombers who had been shooting from the building across from the u.s. embassy. there's still a lot that is taking place. the very latest information, what we understand is, that there were four insurgents that went into the building across the embassy and started lobbing those grenades, shooting their weapons. there was afghan police, international military, that were involved in a helicopter flight that went over that building, shot into the building, and killed two of those insurgents. we have been told minutes ago that there's still two insurgents left in the building.

they're still resisting. there is some gunfire that is in the neighborhood that we have heard, still some explosions taking place. as for the u.s. embassy personnel, we have heard from them. they are still in kind of a cover mode if you will, a lockdown mode. they say through a spokesperson that no one there has been injured. we've also spoken to folks at the international security assistance force. that is a place that we spent a lot of time over the last couple of days, we've been learning about afghan police and military and all of that. they say that, yes, this happened right outside their compound, their complex. no one was injured there. the total number of injuries that we understand is at least six people right now, and you should know that there were two other attacks in neighboring areas inside of kabul. one a suicide attacker wearing a vest tried to enter a police compound. he was taken down. there were a couple people injured there. and then another took place,

this was at a local high school, near a high school. there were two people injured there. in total for the other attacks outside this main event, there were three police killed, two injured, and four civilians injured. all of this really underscores what is taking place here on the streets of kabul. that is -- it's not a problem, we understand there's a firework, not gunshots. the taliban is trying to essentially in their strategy carry out high-profile, very high-profile attacks, not a lot of casualties, but certainly at the heart, at the heart of the security system inside of kabul to show the afghan people that they can reach them. they can get inside and to instill fear in this community. >> so suzanne, before you go, let me ask you because i had a chance to talk with someone that i've known for a number of years that happens to be right there inside the embassy. he called in to tell me that it was a very intense attack.

he even had to grab a gun from an embassy guard to try and secure the area he was in with people around him, trying to protect his people. he told me at that time that the insurgents were never able to breach the entry points and get inside the embassy. is that what you're hearing, as well? if that's the case, it goes to show that -- >> reporter: yes, yes. >> okay. >> reporter: that is true. if you look at a map and how it whole thing played out here, they commandeered an abandoned building, and it was a couple block away. and so they had to actually aim at the u.s. embassy, but they were aiming across a number of places. the afghan intelligence offices which were immediately in front of that building, then the international security assistance force, their headquarters, highly fortified, barbed wire, concrete fences around that. then the u.s. embassy which was

further down. so all of the area very close by. the embassy was the furthest from those who were shooting and lobbing grenades at it. there was a ton of security, as you know. you have an international force here. we were at the u.s. embassy a couple of days ago for the 9/11 anniversary. it is a difficult place to get in this are a lot of guards. it's an international force. where we are, you're talking about nato, about the u.s. embassy, the presidential palace, the airport. there are a lot of people, a lot of security here. that's want point, the taliban was trying to show, look, we can get to the heart of the security apparatus in kabul. if we can do this, think of what else we can do. that's what they're trying to demonstrate. as we've talked to many military officials throughout the last five days or so, they know that. they're prepared -- >> stay with me. i understand secretary of state shills talking about it now. -- hillary clinton is is talking about it right now.

great work. stay with us. >> civilians across the government there with the sole purpose of assisting the people of afghanistan in a transition toward stability, security, and prosperity. the civilians who serve are dedicated, brave men and women committed to advancing our mission. they will not be intimidated by this kind of cowardly attack. while they work hard every day along with their afghan colleagues to help children go to school, to help save mothers' lives, childbirth, to build roads, to assist farmers, the opposition, violent extremists, the taliban and their allies engage in a constant effort to threaten and to undermine the

peace and progress of the afghan people. so we will be vigilant, but we will be continuing with even greater commitment to doing all we can to give the afghan people who have suffered so much a chance at a better future for themselves and their children. now as you know, the protection of religious freedom is a fundamental concern of the united states going back to the earliest days of our republic. it remains so today. >> you heard secretary of state hillary clinton break away from her scheduled talk there. i believe that she -- is she at the state department? she was speaking live from the state department. she took a moment to talk about the attacks on the embassy there in kabul. suzanne malveaux, are you still with me? you still with me -- >> reporter: i am. >> you were able to hear the

secretary of state, as well -- i am. can you hear me? >> yes. i've got you. you heard the secretary of state commenting on the taliban taking responsibility for attacks and, of course, making the point that in no way, shape, or form will the u.s. tolerate such brutal attacks. >> reporter: that's right. and it's interesting because i was able to interview the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai, yesterday. and i asked pointedly whether or not thing were getting worse here. when you think about it, the deadliest month for u.s. forces last month since this war in afghanistan ten years ago. and also the u.n. saying that, look, civilian casualties have gone up some 15% or so this year. are we heading backwards. he says, look, this is a problem that is going to be a big problem for a long time. these insurgents basically have safe haven in pakistan, in other areas, and people just haven't taken it seriously enough, this mission here.

the main thing that they're trying to do now because people want a little sense of hope and optimism here is that they're trying to train, trying to train these folks. the army, the police, the air force to get them up to speed. there's a lot of training to be done so that they can secure their own country. with that comes a lot of nervousness, a lot of confusion, a lot of anxiety from the folks that i talked about whether whether or not they can do that in time, in time for the u.s. troops and nato combat troops to come home at the end of 2014. that is why you see the spectacular -- these insurgent attacks that are happening here at the very highest level, inside of these very powerful positions, these buildings where it really is the seat, the heart of the security of the people. >> our suzanne malveaux live out of kabul, afghanistan. thank you very much. we're getting more breaking news in to us at this moment. right now i can tell you it's it flight 457 that was taking off

from jfk heading to phoenix but it was diverted. it was devin hestered to lambert airport due to an undetermined security issue. the plane apparently was met at the tarmac by airport police. passengers removed and are being handled by usairways' representatives. flight 457 from jfk to phoenix diverted due to security concerns. we're following that story for you. let aep's turn to the cnt p debate. rick perry waking up with a few new bumps and bruises. consider it the cost of being the front-runner. deputy political director paul steinhauser is with us. where what do you think? were any of the other candidates able to capitalize on things that he had said previously and also last night specifically on social security? >> reporter: yeah, and right off the bat we saw that argument between mitt romney, the former

massachusetts governor. he was the front-runner in this race. and perry, the texas governor. he now is the front-runner in this race. round two last night on says. take a listen. >> it's time for us to get back to the constitution and a program that's been there 70 or 80 years. obviously we're not going to take that program away. for people to stand up and support what they did in the '30s or what they're doing in the 2010s is not appropriate for america. >> the question is -- do you still believe that social security should be ended as a federal program as but six months ago when your book came out and returned to the states? >> i think we ought to have a conversation -- >> we're having that now, governor. >> yes, sir, if you'll let me finish, i'll finish the conversation. >> reporter: that was a taste of the back and forth between mitt romney and rick perry over says. so what do americans think about the very popular program? take a look at this. brand new from cnn and orc, right there, in the middle, 55%

of americans say social security needs major reforms like what republican candidates were talking about last night. 12% at the bottom say we need a new system. you're going to hear more about social security in this battle for the gop nomination. >> what do you think -- your thoughts with regard to michele bachmann. did she do what she needed to do to start getting back up there in the headlines and in the numbers? >> reporter: yeah, exactly. we were all talking about that yesterday. she was feisty in this debate. take a listen to this exchange between the congressman from minnesota and rick perry. >> the drug company gave thousands of dollars in political donations to the governor. [ applause ] >> this is just flat-out wrong. the question is, is it about life or was it about millions of dollars and potentially billions. >> reporter: bachmann going after perry over the hpv vaccine he tried to implement in texas. she was to a degree pretty successful getting back to the race it seems. and for perry, it was two

debates, i guess. he had a strong first half. in the back half, the hpv controversy and his stance on immigration, these could be troublesome issues for rick perry as we move ahead in the campaign. you see we're packing up the bus, closing up shop in tampa. we've got a debate in nevada next month. we will continue on. >> all right. paul steinhauser live from tampa. thanks. michele bachmann's response on the hpv issue continues to be very controversial. so in just about 20 minutes, senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is going to join us to talk about the vaccine and whether it really can cause side effects. let's look at the markets, shall we? had a pretty brutal friday, and thint look so good yesterday. concerns about the greece default. the dow jones industrials up 52 points, good news after 45 minutes since the opening bell. we're watching the numbers for you.

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i tell you what i can spend. i do my best to make it work. i'm back on the road safely. and i saved you money on brakes. that's personal pricing. alison kosik with the new york stock exchange. so far so good, at least we're in positive territory. >> reporter: it is. it is a nice change of pace. yeah, the dow up 43, the nasdaq better by 22. europe still front and center. that lingering question -- is greece going to default? still the market wants to see the euro zone work through their debt problems. you know, there's growing fears that it's going to spill outside that area right here to the u.s. that's why you've seen the market really jittery lately. but now we are seeing green arrows led by financials now. shares of bank of america, jp

morgan, goldman sachs, all higher today. the question is, though, will these gains stick until the closing bell? i'll have my eye on it all day. >> sounds good. thanks. novak djokovic is serious it being the number-one tennis player in the world. but did you know he's also a standup comsonic who knows what will happen when i interview him live coming up. on) when an investment lacks discipline, it's never this obvious. introducing investment discipline etfs from russell. visit russelletfs.com r a prospectus, containing the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. read and consider it carefully before investing.

tyler perry makes pretty big bucks. and nancy grace dances around her big debut. "showbiz tonight" host a.j. hammer has the two entertainment stories for us. let's start with tyler perry. "forbes" naming him the top earning man in hollywood?

yeah, that's right. i think for a lot of people, tyler perry is not the guy who would immediately come to mind when you think of hollywood's biggest earners. does make sense if you consider it. "forbes" listed the top ten highest paid men in hollywood. most make their money without stepping in front of the camera. according to "forbes," perry earned $130 million. that's from may, 2010, to may, 2011. that's from the movies he put out over the last two years and television series. leonardo dicaprio is the only man on the list who made his money primarily in front of the camera, earning $77 million from "shutter island" and "inception." also on the list, steven spielberg, elton john, and simon cowe cowell, raking in big buck. >> four, when you create "american idol," what else is there? "dancing with the stars" and nancy grace, that's what else is there. and reality -- you actually had a chance to talk to our determined attorney and host on hln. what do you think?

is she ready for this? >> i think she is. i really get the impression she's ready to do this thing. we'll get to see how determined she is on "dancing with the stars" when it premieres next week. she gave me the scoop on how training is ghag n ing iing is. she said the rehearsals were taking a toll, and i asked if she wondered if this isn't a good idea. she said not once because the money she makes is going to charity. she made it clear i better vote for her or else. >> you better do it or you never know what will happen. we'll all be voting for her. thanks. the winners and losers in last night's presidential debate. our biz panel weighs in. [ indistinct talking on radio ]

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political bumzz. three questions, 30 seconds on the clock. playing, democratic national

committee member, robert zimmerman, patricia murphy, and cnn contributor will kaine. last night's gop debate. candidates spent more time attacking each other than president obama. >> the question is -- do you still believe that social security should be ended as a federal program as but six months ago when your book -- as you did six months ago when your book came out? >> i think we ought to have a conversation -- >> we're having that now, governor. >> yes, sir. if you'll let me finish, i'll finish this conversation. >> who was the big winner, and who fell short? >> newt gingrich, michele bachmann, herman cain, those are the winners. mitt romney and rick perry beat each other up. perry looked like a boxer who was staggered in the ring. i don't think he responded well to the attacks from bachmann and romney. surprisingly, if you're a casual viewer and didn't know who the front-runner is, you would have thought, wow, this gingrich guy must be winning, right? the winners also -- we've

written off, the lesson is, don't write anybody off yet. >> robert? >> look, in the short term, mitt romney retained his status as the tea party favorite. so you can give him points for that. however, since the tea party's at 51% disapproval rating, mitt romney may have the advantage in the long term as a more viable candidate. the big loser -- moderate republicans. you got to go to the smithsonian to find them. i mean, when the only moderate in the panel advocates ending -- essentially ending medicare as we know it, there is no room in the republican party for moderate voices anymore. >> patricia? >> i think on this one mitt romney did very well, and he did great in the last debate. this is the first time that we've seen him sort of wake up and come alive and have some actual, real opinions and have emotion and get in there and fight and just do something besides be governor good hair. i think people who didn't do well, john huntsman, he was a completion nothing-burger. nobody was thinking about it before he went into it. coming out of it, we didn't think much about him. i think michele bachmann did

extremely well. she needed to get in there as john huntsman needed to get in there. in the way, john huntsman did not land punches, michele bachmann came alive, did really well. >> nothing-burger? i've never ordered that before. >> john huntsman. >> okay. interesting. i'm taking note, patricia. >> you'll use it. >> yes. the loudest p esest boos came w paul discussed 9/11. >> osama bin laden and al qaeda have opinion explicit -- [ booing ] >> they have been explicit and said that we attacked, we attacked america pause you had bases on our holy land in saudi arabia, you do not give palestinians a fair treatment, and you have been bombing -- [ pbooing ] >> i didn't say that. i'm trying to get you to understand what the motive was behind the bombing. >> so did he go too far? robert? >> not after michael moore.

but for rational, logical intellectuals or for people who care about the facts, of course he went too far. then again, who on that panel didn't go too far? it was an infomercial for anger management therapy. i mean, governor huntsman called one of his colleagues treasonous, of course, rick perry calls social security poisonous, unconstitutional. you can go down the list. bottom line is the only one who showed presidential stature was wolf blitzer. >> we have a new candidate, ladies and gentlemen. will, weigh in. >> forgive my nuanced answer because i'm not running for anything. i'll give you something i've thought about. both these guys are right. santorum is right that these gee h hoodists are zell -- jihadists are zealots. ron paul's also right to the extent that the jihadists had influence with moderate muslims, our occupation does not help. dropping bombs in these countries does not help. both have valid points.

>> patricia? >> i think ron paul definitely went too far for the group he was talking to and even to any moderate republican voters just saying all -- saying that there was in any way a way the united states could have brought on the attack on 9/11. that is way too far for mainstream voters, even mainstream republicans. it's not too far for the ron paul nation. this is why his supporters love him. -takes his beliefs to -- he takes his beliefs to the mainstream. he believes what he believes even when it's not politically popular. it was not popular last night. >> you're buzzer beater. 20 seconds each. today is the election to replace disgraced congress anthony weiner. does it spell trouble for obama in 2012? >> yes, i think it definitely does. this election, the electorate in this district is strongly orthodox jewish. the israel card is being played strongly here on who will support that country the most. that being said, a cienna poll among independents and catholics

has the republican way out ahead for issues other than israel. those paint obama in some trouble there. [ buzzer ] >> robert? >> this is somehow elections work, kyra. if the party wins, they declare it a national trend. if they lose, they scapegoat the local candidates. the only issue in this campaign is the obama democratic agenda. clearly the response, the fact it's even a close race spells trouble. the jobs act the president's put forward can be a game changer going forward in this district and around the country. >> patricia? >> this spells deep, deep trouble for president obama. this seat has been in democratic hands for the last 88 years. the fact that it's even close is a terrible, terrible sign for him. but this race has actual economy down to a referendum on president obama. the democrat is trying to get away from the president as fast as he can. the republican is handing out flyers that say "send a message to the president." ed koch said send a message to

the president, defeat this democrat. this is the canary in the coal mine for the democrat. and the canary does not look good. >> i think the news this morning was wolf blitzer for president. bob threw that out there. >> i'm organizing the fundraising committee. >> wolf for president. thanks. encouraging news about two american hiker imprisoned in iran after being convicted of spying. iran's president says josh fattal and jane becaushane baue release. >> reporter: the iranian president is describing this as a humanitarian gesture, although it will cost half a million dollars bail for each of the hikers. the secretary of state, hillary clinton, a few minutes ago said she's encouraged. a spokesperson for the families said that they are home. their attorney in tehran says this will happen once the bail is paid. the two hikers only last month were convicted in an iranian

court of spying against the iranians. and they were sentenced to eight years in prison for illegal entry and espionage. they've already been in prison for more than two years. now word came earlier this morning on the "today" show on nbc when ann curry interviewed the president of iran. he said that they will be released, the hikers will be released in a couple of days. he said he hopes this will improve relation s with the united states. >> these two persons will be released. >> reporter: it's going to be over? >> translator: we do it, for example, in a humanitarian gesture. >> reporter: is it going to solve the problems? >> translator: i hope so. >> the iranian president said the prison where the two hikers are staying is like staying in a hotel. kyra? >> thanks.

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one of the testiest exchanges at last night's cent tea party debates involved a medical issue. listen to rick perry and michele bachmann bicker about the hpv vaccine which governor perry has mandated for texas schoolgirls. >> at the end of the day this was about trying to stop a cancer and giving the parental option to opt out of that. you may criticize me about the way i went about it. at the end of the day, i am always going to err on the side of life. >> it drug company gave thousands of dollars in political donations to the governor. and this is just flat-out wrong. the question is, is it about

life or it was about millions of dollars and potentially sfwhls>> the company was merck, and it was a $5,000 contribution that i had received from them. i raise about $30 million. if you're saying that i can be bought for $5,000, i'm offended. [ applause ] >> well, i'm offended for all the little dprls agirls and part a choice. >> elizabeth cohen joining us. we should point out the parents had a choice, though, right? it was a mandate that parents could opt out of. >> reporter: exactly. that's the way he wrote it in texas. even that -- none of it went into effect. ended up guessing reversed any -- getting reversed anyway. the way he wrote it, you have to do this but you don't have to if you don't want to a. i stran. a strange mandate. >> the vaccine has a controversy surrounding it. >> yes, it does. when you put sex and teenagers

and politics together, not to mention -- >> of course it's controversial. >> yes. there is a lot of controversy. and there are a lot of myths that come around from both sides on this. it's a hot-button issue. >> let's listen to what michele bachmann said. >> a woman came up after the debate, i didn't know her. she was crying. and she told me that her daughter had taken this drug, this injection, and her daughter had suffered very serious consequences. and she was devastated by it. she wanted to talk to me more about it. so it isn't without peril. >> does this vaccine cause terrible side effects? >> all right. it sounds like what michele bachmann is talking about is apparently a girl got a shot, and then later got very sick. doesn't mean that the shot caused that. it could have been a coincidence. and that's the official line from the centers for disease control. they say this shot has no serious side effects. all it's going to do is maybe make your arm sore for a day. if anything bad happens, it wasn't because of the shot, it's coincidence. that's what the centers for

disease control and vaccine experts will tell you. >> you wrote "how to be an empowered patient." if you're a parent, do you give your daughter the shot or not? at what age do you do it? how do you make the decision? >> the cdc recommends the shot for girls at ages 11 or 1267 the reason is that this shot vaccinates against a sexually transmitted disease. >> 11 or 12? as a parent that's horrifying to hear -- >> it is horrifying as the parent of girls like we are, that your girl might be having sex at 11 or 12. the reality is that there are girls out there having sex that young. now, the way the parent -- empowered parent should make this choice is think about the risks and the benefit. the cdc says there are really no risks. but we all know that medicines, you know, there is no such thing as a risk-free medicine. this shot hasn't been out there all that long. some ways you can say who knows what's going to happen years down the line. there may be risks that we don't know about. the benefit is that your daughter's going to be protected against most types of cervical

cancer down the road. but if your daughter's not having sex, they don't need to worry about this. i know some moms who have thought about this and said, you know, i don't want to get this for my 11-year-old. i know she's not having sex. i'm going to wait until she's 14, 15, 16, when i think it's more likely that she could even get the disease. >> got it. elizabeth cohen, thanks. >> thanks. novak djokovic may make his rivals cry, but he makes a had the of other people laugh. the joker joins me live to talk about his u.s. open title and what it's like being a fan favorite. starting my progresso soup for lunch plan, huh. nope,

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a lot more spectacular since you've started winning -- first class, croissants. this must be fun. >> yes, it's definitely fun. i've enjoying every single moment, and i have to. life is too short not to enjoy it, you know. and i -- i always try to find the right balance between my private life and my career. and obviously i am aware of the attention that i have with the success that is coming up, especially this year, which is tremendous. yeah, i'm having fun. i have the right people around me who are giving their best for my career. i'm fortunate to have them. >> a lot of people wouldn't think of serbia as a place that would raise a fantastic star. i'm in the news business. you know how we've had to cover serbia. how did it even happen for you?

>> you know, i'm coming from a small country. serbia has been through a lot of troubles in the past. we've been through a couple of wars. i've been through some situations that i don't wish to anybody. look, when i turn around now and i analyze my whole life, my early childhood, and dreaming of becoming a number-one player of the world, winning major events and lifting up this trophy, i appreciate the life much more. i value things better, and just made me a better person, made me appreciate the things betterm. t and my people, as well, appreciate what i have done and the way i represent my country which is very important to me. >> obviously you have a big heart, a good guy. it's paying off in the tennis world. come on, you're also a standup comic. i understand you sing karaoke. what's your favorite tune on karaoke? >> the one that went public is "i will survive" song.

with -- i was shirtless. it was terrible. >> it was shirtless. you can keep your shirt on, but, you know, give me -- >> i know, know. don't worry. >> i might have you sing us to break actually. so you are really fun with the fans, too. you cut up on the court. i saw the youtube video of you and one of your favorite fans here, cameron hughes, teaching you dance moves. so -- you -- >> yes. >> how do you play such serious tennis and at the same time, you know, cut it up like this on the court and with your fans? >> well, for me, it's very important to interact with fans because i understand that they're coming to watch me play, to enjoy tennis, to enjoy my game. on the other hand, they want to have fun. they want to seertainment. and i love it. it's part of my pernality. here you can see he was teaching me some crazy moves, and i was trying to catch up, but i wasn't going the right way.

>> all right. obviously. now we're going to put you on the spot as we head to break. we have a picture of your gorgeous girlfriend, jelena. which are you going to pop the question? i'll put you on the spotlight now. >> don't make me come up with excuses. she's beautiful, definitely. >> yes, she is. all right. we'll be looking for you to take the knee soon. congratulations on your win. great talking it you this morning. >> thank you. coming up, more and more men are finding a passion for fashion. designer tommy hilfiger tells us why. g intelligence that is helping business rethink how to do business. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ in here, machines have a voice... ♪ [ male announcer ] in here, medical history follows you... even when you're away from home. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities, creating and integrating solutions, helping business, and the world...work. rethink possible.

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menswear is growing at a faster pace than women's. it seems more men are upping their fashion game. why the spike in popularity? more from tommy hilfiger. >> reporter: with all the focus on women during fashion week, easy to forget that menswear is a huge business, too. it goes beyond jeans and t-shirts. men are finally getting in the game, upping their game, and showing some style. the catwalk. this may be what comes to mind. but this is what's suddenly hot. not just for the fashion set but for the every man. menswear. it's a $53 billion business in the u.s. alone. and growing fast. >> they want two distinguish themselves. they want to look better than the other guy because it's a competition. >> reporter: few know that better than tommy hilfiger who says his menswear business is

exploding. >> years ago, it was maybe 80% women's and 20% men's for a lot of designers. you in we're about 50/50. >> reporter: so what's going on? >> i think the modern man is very aware of what's going on in the world around him. with the internet, with media today, men will look at a photo in a magazine or on television and say, "i want that. i want to look like that." >> reporter: "mad men," "goes ingirl," web sites, images of stylish men are everywhere. >> he sees it all and wants to be a part of the game. >> reporter: has it taken the fear out of shopping? >> a little bit it has. >> reporter: designer billy reid is among the hottest menswear designers. >> we've take then little bitty fashion market of men's that now has gone from, you know, say here it's grown itself because more men care about it. >> reporter: reid has a women's line. sales of his menswear make up 85% of his business. his approach -- bring them along

slowly. don't shock them because old habits still apply. >> a guy will come in, i want, i need -- i need sichuylkill expressway new shirts. they will -- i need six new shirts. they will pick out six, like a new wardrobe. women are more -- i've got to have that piece. >> reporter: hilfiger designs his shirts to go with all of his sweaters, making men's dressing dummy-proof. you still have to make it easy for the guys. >> you make it very easy. we call the no-brainer way of shopping. >> reporter: then there's this. >> he has to be able to walk in quickly, make a decision, get to the register and get out. >> reporter: women are different. >> take take their time. they go into the dressing room. men hate fitting rooms. that's why we also standardize all of our sizes. >> reporter: because if they get home and it doesn't fit, they won't come back. men are at the end of the day more practical? >> a lot practical. definitely more practical.

>> i don't know if i believe that. >> some men. >> reporter: women's wear is still a bigger business. $107 billion in the u.s. versus $53 billion for menswear. important to note that women's wear sales are in decline and sales of menswear are picking up. analysts say men are not only replenishing their wardrobe, they're dressing for success and buying items that will separate them from the competition at work. kyra? >> and you get an exclusive look at runway shows, fashions and trends on "fashion backstage pass," airing this saturday, september 17, 2:30 eastern time. next, gunfire erupting outside the embassy in kabul, afghanistan. our suzanne malveaux live on the ground with the latest. then, she sits down with afghanistan's president, hamid karzai, in an interview you won't want to miss. >> the corruption that is customary in societies like ours, bribes, you know, favors

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